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The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is charged by federal law and statutes to identify, evaluate, and protect important cultural and historical properties on DAF land for the benefit of this and future generations of Americans. In executing these mandates, DAF has produced several thousand professional quality monographs, reports, and studies that record valuable data and insights on our Nation’s history and prehistory, as reflected on our installations and ranges. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) has partnered with Digital Antiquity and Argonne National Laboratory to curate these resources in the Digital Archaeological Record (tDAR).

Since 2011, Digital Antiquity has worked with Air Force installations to establish a system for digitally curating DAF cultural resources documents and making those documents available to approved users. Installations have the ability to organize their file types in a way that is useful for their needs, while providing controlled levels of access to approved users.

This is the main collection for DAF. Here you can find collections of documents, data, images, and other digital information generated from and/or related to archaeological and other cultural resources and investigations on or nearby DAF facilities. The collection was created by the Center for Digital Antiquity in cooperation with US Air Force, US Space Force, and Air National Guard Cultural Resources Management personnel.


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611th Air Support Group Resources
  • Traditional Land Use Survey Characterizations for Remote Air Force Facilities in Alaska (2004)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephen Braund.

    The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of known subsistence information from areas adjacent to 611 ASG sites. In this report, 33 remote Air Force facilities and 51 associated communities are described in terms of setting, history of the facility and communities, demography, socioeconomics and subsistence. Subsistence topics that are discussed for each community include the role and importance of subsistence to the communities, the seasonal/annual round of subsistence activities;...

  • Treatment Plan for Historic Buildings and Structures of the 611th Air Support Group, Alaska (2004)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML), Colorado State University.

    This report describes the treatment Plan for Historic Buildings and Structures of the 611th Air Support Group, Alaska, for historic buildings and structures located on 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) lands. The treatment plan is designed to serve as a guide for cultural resource issues concerning the management of historic buildings and structures.

  • U.S. Air Force Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Mount Ka‘ala Air Force Station and Kōke‘e Air Force Station (2022)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text .

    This ICRMP was developed to provide for effective management and protection of cultural resources. It summarizes the history and prehistory of the installation, and reviews past historical and archaeological survey efforts. It outlines and assigns responsibilities for the management of cultural resources, discusses related concerns, and provides standard operating procedures (SOPs) that will help to preserve the cultural resources of the installation within the context of the mission. The ICRMP...

  • U.S. Air Force Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan Wake Island Air Field, Koke'e Air Force Station, Kaua'I, Hawai'I; and Mount Ka'ala Air Force Station, O'ahu, Hawai'I (2008)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text 15th Civil Engineer Squadron.

    The purpose of this Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) is to clearly define the goals and objectives for natural resources management on Wake Island Air Field (WIA); Kōkeˋe Air Force Station (AFS), Kauaˋi, Hawaiˋi; and Mount (Mt.) Kaˋala AFS, Oˋahu, Hawaiˋi. This INRMP was prepared in accordance with the Sikes Act Improvement Act (SAIA) as amended through 2013; Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32 7064, Integrated Natural Resources Management (United States Air Force [USAF] 2014a);...

  • United States Air Force Distant Early Warning (DEW) System Bar-1 Auxiliary Station Fonds Master File List and Appraisal (1995)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text 611th Civil Engineer Squadron.

    An inventory of files and appraisal for the Distant Early Warning System, BAR-1 Auxiliary Station Fonds

  • Utah WWII Stories (2005)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Rick Randle. William L . Taylor. Eccles Broadcast Center, UT.

    An oral history narrative from an interview with World War II veteran, William (Bill) L. Taylor., conducted by Rick Randle at Eccles Broadcast Center.

  • Wake Atoll Air Traffic Control Towers (2017)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Carrie Cecil.

    The purpose of this report is to establish the historic context for air traffic control tower and air traffic control support facility development on Wake Atoll. A critical component of any airfield, the air traffic control towers, and support facilities on Wake contributed to the safe and organized passage of aircraft through and over the atoll. Air traffic control facilities were an important aspect of Wake’s operation as a major aviation hub from 1935 to 1972. This report outlines the...

  • Wake Atoll Water Systems (2017)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Carrie Cecil.

    This report outlines the history of Wake Atoll’s water systems from 1935 to the present with a particular emphasis on the construction and operation of those facilities and structures associated with desalination activities and water production. It is broken down into four main components. This report is not intended to be an authoritative account of either the history of Wake Atoll or the history of desalination. Rather it is intended to provide contextual information about the significance and...

  • Wake Island National Historic Landmark Hurricane Damage Assessment - Wake Atoll (2008)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text 15th Civil Engineering Squadron.

    This document contains the results of a damage assessment of the Wake Island National Historic Landmark conducted during May and June 2007. Wake Atoll is operated by the 15th Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, O’ahu Island, Hawai‘i. The current personnel population of approximately 117 would provide minimal security, maintenance, fire protection, repair of facilities damaged by Super Typhoon Ioke, and support to other federal agencies. Prominent landmark features, most of which are...

  • Wake Island Topographic Maps (1953)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Civil Aeronautics Administration, Ninth Region, Honolulu, T.H..

    Topographic maps of Wake Island.

  • Wake Island U.S. Naval Air Station General Island Layout (1941)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text 611th Civil Engineer Squadron.

    A map of Wake Island Naval Air Base general location and construction from conditions on December 1, 1941.

  • What Happened at the Wake (1942)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald Wihelm.

    A historical account of the attack on Wake Island from the American Legion Magazine.

  • World War II Hangar Facilities Historical Report Eareckson Air Station, Alaska Final August 2014 (2014)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Phyllys Callina.

    A review of the World War II hangars and associated heating facilities at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska on Shemya Island. The report presents the hangar and heating facility descriptions, photographs, architectural drawings, and historical context to satisfy the stipulations of the Memorandum of Agreement between the United States Air Force 611th Air Support Group Alaska and the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the demolition of World War II-era birchwood hangars and heating...

  • The Wreck of the Libelle and other Early European Visitors to Wake Island (2005)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Dirk H. R. Spennemann.

    This paper details the early European history of the atoll and focuses on a shipwreck and the subsequent salvage events.

  • WWII History Magazine: Wake Island Survivor (2012)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Marke E. Hubbs.

    A short excerpt from the Military Heritage WWII History magazine about civilian World War II survivor, Glen Binge, who had lived through the battle at Wake Island and three and a half years as a Prisoner of War in Japan's most infamous prisoner of war camp.

Analysis of Existing and Proposed Impacts to Sites 38SU182/208 and 38SU106, Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter County, South Carolina Archaeological Investigations at the Black Pond Site 38SU45, 38SU133, and 38SU145
  • Archaeological Investigations at the Black Pond Site 38SU45, 38SU133, and 38SU145
    PROJECT Kenneth F. Styer. United States Air, Force Air Combat Command.

    These documents consist of a data recovery plan and report on data recovery from the Black Pond Sites (38SU136, 38SU137, 38SU141, 38SU145, and 38SU133). Correspondence between Shaw Air Force Base and the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer and a macrobotanical report from the excavations are also included. The sites are located in the Coastal Plain province near the northwestern edge of Big Bay. one of the largest Carolina bays in South Carolina. Situated 50 km east of the Fall...

  • Data Recovery Plan for the Black Pond Site 38SU45, 38SU133, and 38SU145, on the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, South Carolina (1996)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Paul Green

    This document describes the parameters of a data recovery plan for the three sites which make up the significant portions of the Black Pond Site, 38SU45, 38SU133 and 38SU145. The first part discusses the research context and objectives, while the second part describes in detail the scope of work for the proposed investigation. Three research topics can be identified to which the Black Pond site can contribute. Those are: (1) culture-chronology building, (2) site structural and functional...

  • Memorandum: Data Recovery, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter County, South Carolina (2002)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text David V. Schmidt.

    This document details the the agreement between Shaw Air Force Base and the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer. The memorandum lays out the responsibilities of Shaw Air Force Base in the excavation, documentation, and reporting on archaeological sites that may be impacted by planned construction at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range.

  • Shaw Air Force Base: Archaeological Data Recovery at Sites 38SU45, 38SU133, and 38SU145, with Results of Test Excavations Conducted at Sites 38SU136, 38SU137, and 38SU141, Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina (1998)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text John Cable. Charles E. Cantley.

    This report presents the results of the archaeological testing of sites 38SU136, 38SU137, and 38SU141: and of data recovery conducted at sites 38SU45, 38SU133, and 38SU145, otherwise known as the Blackwater Pond Site Cluster. The sites are located in the Coastal Plain province near the northwestern edge of Big Bay. one of the largest Carolina bays in South Carolina. Situated 50 km east of the Fall Line and within the Wateree River-to-Big Bay sand sheet. these sites offer important new...

  • Summer Sites (38SU133) Macroplant Analysis (2002)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Leslie E. Raymer. Richard A. Fuss.

    New South Associates, under the direction of Mr. Kenneth F. Styer, conducted intensive testing at 38SU133 in 1996. During the course of the excavations, a soil column consisting of eight 9.0 to 10.5 liter samples was collected from Test Unit 4, a I x 1 meter unit containing a ceramic cluster. Test Unit 4, Level 1 is the upper humus and sandy topsoil and Level 2 is the Interface between this zone and the next stratum. Levels 3 through 8 were excavated in 10 em arbitrary levels. This analysis was...

Archaeological Management and Investigations of Eight Sites at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina
  • Archaeological Management and Investigations of Eight Sites at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina
    PROJECT US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District. Natalie P. Adams.

    From March 1 to April 18, 2004, New South Associates, Inc. (NSA) conducted Phase II archaeological investigations of eight sites on the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR), Shaw Air Force Base, in Sumter County, South Carolina. This Phase II archaeological testing was conducted under subcontract with Geo-Marine, Inc., for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, and Shaw Air Force Base. This Phase II investigation focused on eight sites both prehistoric and historic. The Phase...

  • Management Summary for Phase II Archaeological Investigations of Eight Sites at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina (2004)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Mason W. Sheffield.

    Between March 1 to April 18th, 2004, New South Associates, Inc. (NSA) conducted Phase II archaeological investigations of eight sites on the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR), Shaw Air Force Base, in Sumter County, South Carolina. This Phase II archaeological testing was conducted under subcontract with Geo-Marine, Inc., for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, and Shaw Air Force Base. The work was pursuant to the Air Force’s obligations under the National Historic...

  • Phase II Archaeological Investigations of Eight Sites at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina (2005)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Brad Botwick. Mason W. Sheffield. Jennifer B. Langdale. Alvin J. Banguilan.

    This Phase II archaeological study dealt with eight sites (38SU155, 38SU192, 38SU199, 38SU233, 38SU290, 38SU292, 38SU293) at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR) of Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter County, South Carolina. The sites include one historic dwelling (38SU155) and seven prehistoric camps located in the vicinity of Big Bay. Phase II investigations at each site included systematic shovel testing followed by test unit excavations to delineate site dimensions and artifact...

Archaeological Testing and Management of 11 Sites, Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina and associated correspondence Avon Park AFR Architectural and General Base History
  • Avon Park AFR Architectural and General Base History
    PROJECT Avon Park Air Force Range. Park T. DeVane. Kelly Nolte. US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District. Virgil Roy Beasley. Marsha Prior. United States Air Force History Office and Museums Program.

    This project contains documents relating to both the architectural and the general history of the Avon Park Air Force Range. The documents range from amateur histories of the air force range to Historic American Engineering Record-like documentation.

  • HAER-Like Documentation of Airfield, Avon Park Air Force Range, Polk and Highlands Counties, Florida (2011)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text L. Knott. D. McVarish. C. Osborn.

    As part of Section 106 mitigation for the Avon Park Air Force Range World War II Airfield, HAER-like Level II documentation was performed. Documentation included large-format photographs, reduced plans, and a narrative history. Thirteen different components to the airfield were documented and the importance of the airfield to advancements in aviation military strategy were noted.

  • A History of the Lands Composing the Avon Park Bombing Range (1983)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Park T. DeVane.

    Giving an intimate history of the lands composing the Avon Park Bombing Range, this report is the result of the Avon Park Air Force Range participating in a program to identify and protect historic sites on government lands, particularly those located on their Air Force Range. Although the activities in the area may not have been significant within the definition of federal and state laws, installation personnel felt that sites of local interest should be identified and described. Without this...

  • Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy (2004)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Paul Green

    This document produces the history and legacy of the location and establishment of Air Force Base Sites and the historical rationales that have determined the location of USAF installations within the continental United States, excluding Alaska, from 1907 to 2004. The location and numbers of these bases have fluctuated according to the size of the air forces, the capabilities of available weapons systems, and the strategies contemplated for their employment. The locations of modern Air Force...

  • Military Historic Context Emphasizing the Cold War Including the Identification and Evaluation of Above Ground Cultural Resources for Thirteen Department of Defense Installations in the State of Georgia (2006)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Kelly Nolte. Mark A. Steinback.

    Panamerican Consultants Inc. (Panamerican) was contracted by Fort Benning Military Reservation and the Department of Defense Legacy Resources Management Program to develop an historic context emphasizing the Cold War for thirteen Department of Defense (DoD) installations in the state of Georgia, which included the identification and evaluation of above ground cultural resources (e.g., infrastructure, landscape and buildings/structures). The thirteen installations included in this investigation...

Avon Park AFR Environmental Assessments and Management Plans
  • Avon Park AFR Environmental Assessments and Management Plans
    PROJECT Acquisition and Restoration Council.

    This project contains documents relating to both environmental assessments and management plans for the Avon Park Air Force Range, MacDill Air Force Base, and surrounding nature preserves.

  • Everglades Headwaters Conservation Partnership: Final Environmental Assessment for the Establishment of the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area (2012)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service.

    The Kissimmee River Basin in south-central Florida is a unique and biologically diverse landscape that is home to rare and unique habitats and wildlife found nowhere else, and an agricultural way of life that is slowly disappearing. With Florida’s population expected to double to 36 million from 2010 to 2060 (Zwick and Carr 2006) and many major development projects in the works, the time is now to conserve what is left. In 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) helped initiate...

  • Final Environmental Assessment for Renovating and Remodeling the Bravo Central and Charlie Flank Towers at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida (2004)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Environmental Flight.

    The Bravo Central and Charlie Flank Towers score air-to-ground deliveries of ordnance on bombing and gunnery ranges. In addition to routine maintenance, one or more of the towers have their handrails, roofs, windows, and catwalk walking surfaces replaced. Doors and catwalks are added to the Charlie Flank Towers while the window awnings are replaced. All of the towers’ interiors are remodeled to house new electronic equipment. The Florida State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) concurs with...

  • Final Environmental Impact Statement of the Proposed Coastal Management Program for the State of Florida (1981)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Office of Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce. Florida Office of Coastal Management, Department of Environmental Regulation.

    This document was submitted by the State of Florida, as its Coastal Management Program, to the Office of Coastal Zone Management for approval. Approval would allow program administrative grants to be awarded to the state, and would require that Federal actions be consistent with the Program. This document includes a copy of the Program (Part II) which is a comprehensive management program for coastal land and water use activities. The FCMP consists of numerous policies on diverse management...

  • Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park: Unit Management Plan (2005)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks.

    This plan serves as the basic statement of policy and direction for the management of Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park as a unit of Florida’s state park system. It identifies the objectives, criteria and standards that guide each aspect of preserve administration, and sets forth the specific measures that will be implemented to meet management objectives. The plan consists of two interrelated components. Each component corresponds to a particular aspect of the administration of the...

Avon Park Air Force Range Cold War Survey
  • Avon Park Air Force Range Cold War Survey
    PROJECT Uploaded by: Kathy Couturier

    Documents and images relating to the Avon Park Air Force Range Cold War Survey prepared by Geo-Marine, Inc. for Avon Park Air Force Range.

  • Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey Photographs: Avon Park Air Force Range (2007)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Kathy Couturier

    Photographs detailing Avon Park Air Force Range from Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey. Photos were taken by Geo-Marine, Inc. January, 2007 and include spotting towers, observation towers, general storage building, range control house and traffic check house. Detailed information on each structure and facility can be found in the document: "Avon Park Air Force Range: Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey" (tDAR id: 391320).

  • Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey Photographs: Avon Park Airfield, I (2007)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Kathy Couturier

    Photographs detailing Avon Park Airfield from Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey. Photos were taken by Geo-Marine, Inc. January, 2007 and include a civil engineer maintenance building, auditorium, electronic warfare facility, vehicle service rack, vehicle maintenance shop, water storage tank, observation tower, segregated storage magazine, fire station, maintenance hangar and communications facility. Detailed information on each structure and facility can be found in the...

  • Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey Photographs: Avon Park Airfield, II (2007)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Kathy Couturier

    Photographs detailing Avon Park Airfield from Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey. Photos were taken by Geo-Marine, Inc. January, 2007 and include civil engineer maintenance, medical storage facility, oil storage, officers quarters for nurses, automotive hobby shop, range support facility, dormitory, recreation facility, visiting officers quarters, MWR administrative supply, civil engineer administration, civil engineer storage and an electric power station. Detailed...

  • Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey Photographs: Bravo Range (2007)
    IMAGE Geo-Marine, Inc..

    Photographs detailing the Bravo Range from Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey. Configured by the Air Force in 1951, Bravo Range is one of the individual ranges located at Avon Park Range. Photos were taken by Geo-Marine, Inc. January, 2007 and include a bomb circle, bladed circle, strafe pit, and tactical target.

  • Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey Photographs: Foxtrot Range (2007)
    IMAGE Geo-Marine, Inc..

    Photographs detailing the Foxtrot Range from Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey. Configured by the Air Force in 1951, Foxtrot Range is one of the individual ranges located at Avon Park Range. Photos were taken by Geo-Marine, Inc. January, 2007 and include an airfield complex, industrial complex, tactical complex, target stock and truck parking.

  • Avon Park Air Force Range: Cold War Summary (2009)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Geo-Marine, Inc..

    This document is a brief summary detailing the historic milestones and developments of Avon Park Air Force Range. Cold War Missions are summarized and the establishment of departments, facilities and ranges are also recognized. The document includes database definitions for cell contents found in the Avon Park Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey (tDAR id: 391320) located in the “Avon Park Air Force Range Cold War Survey” project. The project also includes photographs detailing...

  • Avon Park Air Force Range: Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey (2009)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Geo-Marine, Inc..

    This database accompanies the Avon Park Air Force Range: Cold War Summary (tDAR id: 391321), detailing the facilities, sites and historic properties included in the report. The facility number, street number, street, architect, original drawing number, original building name, category summary, inception date, original building/site use, NRHP status, integrity summary, installation/installation ID and building structure notes are all included in this database for each facility and site in the...

  • Avon Park Cold War Data (2013)
    DATASET Uploaded by: Kathy Couturier

    Located 75 miles from MacDill Air Force Base and about six miles east-northeast of Avon Park, Florida, Avon Park Air Force Range originated as a bombing and gunnery range in December 1941. Neighboring the range was an installation known as Avon Park Army Air Field and Avon Park Army Air Base. In 1946, Avon Park Army Air Field was largely unoccupied, kept on stand-by status as a satellite of MacDill. By 1947, most of its buildings and structures had been disposed. The Continental Air Forces...

Avon Park Parson's Survey: Sites 8HG880, 8HG881, 8HG882
  • Avon Park Parson's Survey: Sites 8HG880, 8HG881, 8HG882
    PROJECT United States Air Force Air Combat Command. Stevens J. Sanderson. Stevens J. Sanderson.

    Phase I and Phase II investigations of three sites on Avon Park Air Force Air Force Range.

  • Phase I Archaeological Survey, Avon Park Air Force Range, Avon Park, Florida (1997)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Sanderson Stevens. Dennis Knepper. Madeleine Pappas. Irvy R. Quitmeyer.

    This report presents the results of a Phase I cultural resource survey of 6,000 contiguous acres on the Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) in Polk and Highlands counties, in central Florida. The work was conducted by Parsons Engineering Science, Inc.,under contract with the United States Air Force Air Combat Command acting for the APAFR. The purpose of the activity was to provide a document for use by the APAFR in managing cultural resources in partial fulfillment of its obligations under the...

  • Phase II Archaeological Site Evaluation: Sites 8HG880, 8HG881, 8HG882, Avon Park Air Force Range, Avon Park, Florida (2001)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Kathy Couturier

    In a continuing effort to comply with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, conducted Phase II archaeological evaluation of three sites, 8HG880, 8HG881 and 8HG882, located along Kissimmee River. The evaluations were contracted through Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia, and Moody AFB, Georgia, and fieldwork was conducted in February of 2001. Prehistoric and historic period components are present at each site. Based...

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